The Tel Aviv Skyline
Over the years, Tel Aviv has never really developed a true central business district meaning no true skyline, instead of one large CBD like most cities, it has developed numerous smaller ones. The first was at the western end of Rothschild Blvd, for the banking and insurance industries. Then came Ramat Gan, it's desire to be a financial centre in Israel brought the Diamond exchange and outlying buildings. At around the same time as the D. Exchange came a cluster of new offices at the southern end of the Tayeled, near Yaffo, and in the centre of Tel Aviv, the IBM tower, Beit Asia and Beit America. In the 90's 2 more areas came along, At the eastern end of Herzliya came the low density centre of Hi-Tech in Israel, and along the Ayalon Highway, which splits Ramat Gan and Central Tel Aviv, on both sides. Out of all of these 3 have become firmly seated, the area around the Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan which within 2 years will host 4 of Israel's tallest buildings, now called the City, which is spreading up the Ayalon, and the only area with a true skyline of densely clustered offices. The area along the Ayalon in Tel Aviv is popular due to good access to national Highways, and the Hi-Tech area of Herzliya has grown to an extent where it is obviously the seat of Israeli Hi-Tech.
So for now Tel Aviv's (excluding Ramat Gan) skyline resembles a 18th century European city's, with offices and apartments instead of churches, but with all of the new developments being built, that is set to change within the next 3-4 years.
Tel Aviv Skylines
